29 CFR 1910.120 · Alaska · FY2025
HAZWOPER in Alaska: FY2025 OSHA citations
12 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120 at inspected sites in Alaska, from 2 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 12 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120 at inspected sites in Alaska, in 2 inspections. Among the 85 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Alaska that year (749 citation items in all), this one ranks 18th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.120 cited in Alaska
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 12 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.120(b)(1)(i) | 2 | 17% |
| 1910.120(b)(1)(ii)(C) | 2 | 17% |
| 1910.120(b)(3)(i) | 2 | 17% |
| 1910.120(b)(4)(i) | 2 | 17% |
| 1910.120(c)(1) | 1 | 8% |
8 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(1) General. (i) Employers shall develop and implement a written safety and health program for their employees involved in hazardous waste operations. The program shall be designed to identify, evaluate, and control safety and health hazards, and provide for emergency response for hazardous waste operations.”
“(C) A site-specific safety and health plan which need not repeat the employer's standard operating procedures required in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(F) of this section;”
“(i) The comprehensive workplan shall address anticipated clean-up activities as well as normal operating procedures which need not repeat the employer's procedures available elsewhere.”
How the Alaska citations were classified
Of the 12 citation items: 8 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 4 other-than-serious (67% serious).
Who was inspected in Alaska
50% of the 2 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 11 to 25 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 6 |
| Construction | 6 |
| Waste Collection | 6 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 6 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 12; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Alaska
Alaska has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 12 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Alaska rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Alaska State Plan, with its coverage.
Alaska against the other states
Alaska ranks 3rd of the 21 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.120 in this data. The most items: New York 26; Maine 23; Alaska 12; Illinois 11; Connecticut 11. In all, the data record 133 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120; the 12 in Alaska are 9.0% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Alaska.
Next steps for a Alaska employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.120, HAZWOPER
- Free tool: Chemical Compatibility Matrix
- Free tool: Chemical Inventory Template
- Free tool: HazCom Program Generator
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.